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Monument vs Testament - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between monument and testament

is that monument is a structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration while testament is a solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).

monument

Noun

(en noun)
  • A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.
  • There is a monument on the town green to the soldiers who died in World War I.
  • An important site owned by the community as a whole.
  • An exceptional or proud achievement.
  • An important burial vault or tomb.
  • A legal document.
  • A surveying reference point marked by a permanently fixed marker (a survey monument).
  • Hyponyms

    * cenotaph

    testament

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).
  • One of the two parts to the scriptures of the Christian religion: the New Testament, considered by Christians to be a continuation of the Hebrew scriptures, and the Hebrew scriptures themselves, which they refer to as the Old Testament.
  • A tangible proof or tribute.
  • A credo, expression of conviction
  • ''The prime minister's speech was a glowing testament to the cabinet's undying commitment to the royal cause

    Synonyms

    * (law) will, last will and testament, last will

    Derived terms

    * testamentary * Old Testament * New Testament * Final Testament * holographic testament

    Anagrams

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